In the meeting, Chairman
Trung said coastal erosion along Ganh Hao Dyke in Dong Hai district and Nha Mat
Dyke in Bac Lieu city had become alarming.

Ganh Hao Dyke is
likely to fail at any minute, putting the lives of more than 8,000 households
in Ganh Hao town at risk, he warned.

The chairman later approved
a proposal by the Southern Institute of Water Resource Research to reinforce
the dykes by installing concrete pillars at G1-835 section of Ganh Hao Dyke,
rebuilding wall breakwaters and using Tetrapod structures.

Bac Lieu Province is
a Mekong Delta province vulnerable to climate change. The two sea dykes in the
province have been badly damaged by high tides, huge waves and strong winds
since late January, threatening the lives and properties of local residents.

According to the
provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, huge waves and
powerful winds swept away nearly 90 metres of Ganh Hao Dyke while damaging
about 24 metres of Nha Mat Dyke.-VNA